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?The Power of Choice: Why Online Classes Matter to Students

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There is no lack of evidence to suggest that online classes have deeply transformed the teaching and learning landscape in higher education. They said that having a choice around where they take a class could allow them the time they need to both support their families and their learning goals.

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Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

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The pure confidence-building of doing well and succeeding in a college course, having a college instructor tell you that you can do this, that youre a college student that boost of confidence is one of the first things people will say is the power of these courses, Fink says.

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California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?

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Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them? As teaching and learning increasingly shifted online throughout the early 2000s and 2010s, Turnitin became more embedded in classes. This year, the college paid almost $47,000. billion as of June 2025.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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At our college, we have learned that it means weaving ideas, theories, and methods from many fields to examine a shared theme or question. O’Sullivan (2025) suggests a “U-shaped learning” model for teaching across fields, focusing on two main skills: blending knowledge and putting it to work. Yang et al. Yang et al.

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise. As students increasingly seek flexible and interactive learning experiences, the conventional approach may not meet their needs any longer. A study from the U.S.

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States Hope Fired Federal Workers Will Flock to Fill Teacher Vacancies

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Despite the doubled-down efforts, by mid-summer, state officials were unable to say whether or not it has yet made a difference in finding new instructors for schools. “I had 288, according to the Learning Policy Institute. In 2024, Maryland had roughly 1,900 vacancies, Virginia had roughly 3,650 and Washington, D.C.,

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?How Apple, Salesforce and Other “Platform” Companies Can Help Close the Skills Gap

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The rise of the knowledge economy is driving a tectonic shift in the nature of work—and in the education ecosystem that prepares learners for their careers. We must eliminate the gap between learning and work,” said Philomena Mantella, senior vice president and CEO of the Professional Advancement Network at Northeastern.

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